atlanta

This is a really interesting thread. I too get my tv ota. And I have wondered for a long time how the industry managed to snooker so many people into renting what are basically digital vcrs. I doubt any of us would stand by and say, fine, I'll just rent my computer from those nice folks at Microsoft, but we tend to just accept that DVR's include a monthly or lifetime fee. I was thinking when tv went digital that maybe more people would ditch cable and satellite fees, because it looks fantastic and you don't have to pay for it. But that doesn't seem to have happened. Still, the digital ota is fantastic and free, even with older tv's, which people are putting on the side of the road everywhere. But I digress.

I would like a low-priced ota dvr. I actually think $250 is too high, but that's because I am comparing it to VCR's or DVD players, which are quite inexpensive these days. I'm concerned about the no-return, no-warranty that the dtv pal has. Besides tivo, are there any other ota dvr's on the market at all?